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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 635 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) high (c) sun
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) jog (b) spoon (c) run
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – night (b) kite – night (c) kite – ring
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A cat on the wall
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) look (c) one
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) key (b) far (c) house
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) moon (b) bat (c) bread
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – soon (c) head – mouse
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) bold (c) bat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) light (c) jog
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The old banyan tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cat (b) old – cat (c) rat – spoon
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) book (c) mouse
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bee (b) train (c) mouse
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) took (c) sea
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) sun (c) soon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) chain (b) fly (c) note
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The moon, round and white
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. blouse
  4. Hot pakoras on a plate
  5. spoon
  6. kite – night
  7. A cat on the wall
  8. pie
  9. key
  10. 5
  11. Peacocks spread their tails
  12. 1
  13. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  14. 7
  15. bread
  16. house – mouse
  17. The dry leaves whisper
  18. jar
  19. sky
  20. 2
  21. 7
  22. Soft snow on the hills
  23. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. Mangoes in the sun
  25. rat – cat
  26. 7
  27. tray
  28. 5
  29. train
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. swish
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. 5
  37. tree
  38. fly
  39. The moon, round and white
  40. 5

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